Perry, Commodore M. C.,
Hawks, Francis L., compiler:Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the Command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy, Volume 2. This volume (414 pages) is made up of a series of reports, most by expedition members on the topography, geology, botany, agriculture, and resources of the countries visited. It also contains military orders and correspondence of Commander Perry and a map folio at the the rear of the book. For detailed information on this volume, click here.